A Fleeting Moment

My pillow feels so soft. Wow, my body feels as if it is melting. I must be very tired. It is almost midnight and I have not even fallen asleep yet. My mind is racing, maybe I shouldn’t have taken like 3 edible gummies. I really do not like ingesting, eating or doing drugs. I believe the edibles contain magic mushrooms and weed. What was I thinking? A yogurt bowl with granola and banana would be delicious right now. Oh my God. Why am I thinking about food right now? I’m too high to even move. I definitely like feeling sober. Is my alarm going off? I don’t even remember falling asleep. I want to say I slept like a baby but I’m so late. Well I’m not actually late it’s 10:12 am. Thank goodness I remembered to set my alarm or else I would have been late. I have my doctor’s appointment today. My appointment is around 1pm. Before I go I want to go to a coffee shop for an iced latte and a pastry. That sounds delicious. I can’t believe how long this line is! Well there’s about four people ahead of me. But c’mon the line isn’t even moving. Ouch! “Excuse me, you can’t see me.” Jeez, my iced latte is spilled all over the floor. I barely drank from it. “Oh I’m so sorry, here I have some napkins.” She was gone before I could even get a good look of her face. Somebody seems to be in a rush. I’m still mad about my latte being spilt all over the floor but boy does she smell so good. Anyways I’m getting distracted, it’s almost time for my appointment. Damn I really shouldn’t have taken those edibles last night. What am I going to do after my appointment? I’m thinking maybe I’ll go by the pier and sit and watch the sunset. That would be romantic just like her scent. The mysterious girl who was in a rush. What are the odds I run into her again today? Maybe it’ll be faith. The sunset will always be breath taking to me. The pink and orange hues always intertwine together perfectly. I take a deep breath out. The sun is beaming lower dark orange in the sky. Weirdly I think I can smell the mysterious girl’s scent. Wait a minute someone is approaching me. “Hi, I’m so sorry again about earlier. I didn’t mean to spill your coffee. I recognize you by your pants” then she giggles and says “there’s the stain.” I can’t believe we are running into each other again. I reply jokingly “You owe me an iced latte. That was not cool.” I’m not expecting anything. After all it was only an accident. I really can’t stay mad since I wasn’t paying attention myself. “There’s a coffee shop about a block away. Let’s go”, she says. Before I know it we start walking while the sunset is disappearing behind us. “I’m Vanessa by the way. I actually live around here. I like coming to pier to watch the sunset.” Now I’m thinking it was a good idea to come watch the sunset rather than to take those edibles last night. I don’t why I’m still thinking about those edibles. We are in the coffee shop, I see Vanessa’s big hazel eyes with mascara eyelashes glaring in front of me asking me what I would like. I’m lost in thought as I say “I think I want a chocolate croissant”. Vanessa replies “that looks delicious.” What looks more delicious were her plump lips with a hint of pink and red lip gloss. I would say it reminds me of the sunset. I can’t help but feel distracted while talking to her. She passes her fingers through her long beautiful silky hair while she’s nibbling on her lips as she’s speaking to me. I stare for a moment. She takes a bite of my croissant, ‘’Mmm, delicious!” I look at her and bite my lips hoping she’s just as distracted as I am. She stares at me for a few seconds. She brings in her chair towards me. I see her face towards mine and I close my eyes. I feel the warmth of her lips on my lips. I let my lips linger on her lips. I take a breath in and let go. The moment felt like the sunset, soft and beautiful. I say slowly “I forgive you for spilling my latte.” She smiles softly at me. I smile back at her. I feel high but off of her lips. I take a bite of my croissant. Wow, this is delicious. We continued talking for about an hour. All I can think about was how the mysterious girl that smelled like a romantic sunset is lingering on my lips. I barely could remember the spilt latte. All I remember is seeing her silhouette while watching the hues of the sunset. And then hearing the warmth of her voice and tasting the chocolate from her lips. I wonder if I could make a scent of how I feel in this moment. She looks at me and says “I felt spontaneous today. I could cross off a mere encounter with a stranger from my bucket list.” I giggled a little and replied back with “Me too.” Then we both giggled together. I’ve realized I like to indulge in life’s fleeting moments. I still feel her plump lips lingering on mine just like how I still remember the beautiful sunset. I don’t know if I will see her again. A part of me doesn’t want to. I rather replay the memory in my mind. I can’t say if that makes me a masochist or not. All I know is I might go back to the coffee shop tomorrow to get another iced latte. Tonight I’m going to spend melting in my bed thinking about the most beautiful moment I’ve experienced. Maybe I can let myself daydream further on but that’s all it would be. Tomorrow will be another another day.